The Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, previously the AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (between 1999–2002), is an annual continental club

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competition organised by the

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(AVC), the sport's continental governing body. The competition was first contested in

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in China. It was not held in 2003 and 2020 due to

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and

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respectively. The winner of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship qualifies for the

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hold the record for most victories, winning the competition eight times. Teams from Iran have won the tournament 16 times, the most for any nation. The current Asian champions are Iran's

, who defeated Japan's

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3–2 in the final of the 2022 event.

History

The competition began in

, when the

announced the establishment of the first official championship for men's and women's clubs, to be played under its supervision for the first time. Its played the first 4 editions under the name AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament before it changed to its current name starting in

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. The first edition was played as a round-robin format. From

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, the tournament consisted of an 'elimination round' (consisting of a group stage, through which the top four teams advanced to the next round) and a 'final round' (consisting of a semi-final and a final). In the

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season, the round-robin format was returned. In the years

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, the tournament again consisted of two rounds: qualifying and final. Currently, the competition is played in a similar system as in the years

, but the final tournament currently consists of a quarter-final, semi-final and final.

Format

The overview of the competition format in the 2021 tournament was as follows: *16 teams competed in the final tournament, including the hosts which were automatically qualified. *Teams were seeded by the result of

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, based on a

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. *The tournament was held in 8 days. *A team had a maximum 22 team members: 14 players, 6 officials, 1 accompanying referee, and 1 press with FIVB ID. *Two foreign players would be eligible for participating on each team with a valid International Transfer Certificate. In addition, the hosting national federation might have an additional team entry only in case of less than 8 participating teams. *

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, based on a serpentine sysng on each team with a valid International Transfer Certificate. In addition, the hosting national federation might have an additional team entry only in case of less than 8 participating teams.

Championships

Performances by club

Performances by country

Performances by zonal association

Medals

As of 2022 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.

References

External links

Website Official

Asian Volleyball Confederation
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